It was also announced that the film would star as Corrine Dollanganger and as Olivia Foxworth. Chris stops her, but she threatens to starve them for a week if he doesn't cut Cathy's hair himself. Olivia tells them that their mother was the one who poisoned them, not her, but they ignore her and climb out the window, fleeing on foot. Due to lack of fresh air and sunshine, the twins have stopped growing; meanwhile, Cathy and Chris are entering. Another year passes and Corrine hasn't visited in months. The network announced the developing of the following , and , which both aired in 2015. The single disc featured the entire film, as well as a behind-the-scenes featurette with the cast and crew.
In order to achieve the timeless cinematic look, vintage anamorphic lenses were used to create more depth and atmosphere in the images. Cathy and Chris conclude that their mother has abandoned them and begin planning their escape. She is upset that the children are not more excited and seems oblivious to the deterioration in the twins. Corrine's visits all but cease during the next year. On the premiere of the sequel, Lifetime announced the production of the two following books in the Dollanganger series, and , both which premiered in 2015. Corrine explains that her father, Malcolm, disowned her for eloping with Christopher, who was actually her biological half-uncle her father's younger half-brother and they were disinherited. They board a train to Florida and Chris assures her that their ordeal is finally over.
Archived from on September 13, 2017. Archived from on November 11, 2017. A sequel, , , premiered on May 26, 2014, on Lifetime. The next day, Corrine tells them Cory had and died, and has already been buried. Production for the film began on February 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. She explains that she was estranged from her parents and changed her last name because of this.
Both sequels were shot by cinematographer James Liston. Archived from on February 18, 2016. Olivia appears to relent and leaves them a basket of food; however, Cathy awakens to find tar in her hair the next morning. Now able to leave the attic, Cathy and Chris begin to steal money from their mother's room to finance an escape by train. Olivia chases after them, but panics due to her when Chris shuts the door and turns the lights off. Devastated by Cory's death and in fear for their lives, Cathy and Chris decide to take all the money they have collected and grab as much jewelry as they can to finally escape. Cathy shows Chris how Cory's pet mouse has died after eating a piece of powdered doughnut, revealing that the poison was in their food.
She kisses him and they end up. The next day, the children are given a list of rules and Olivia tells them to stay in the attic at all times. It was also announced that the film would be directed by Deborah Chow and written by Kayla Alpert. On a night raid, Cathy finds Bart asleep and kisses him. On arrival at Foxworth Hall, Corrine's grim, and cold-hearted mother, Olivia, takes the children to a small room in the attic. After she leaves, Chris reveals the whole scene was a scheme to get an impression of the attic key in soap, and he carves a wooden copy. When Corrine does return, she happily announces she has married Bart and the reason for her absence was her in.
She promises the children she will make her father forgive her; once he has forgiven her, she will introduce him to the children, and they will live happily together at Foxworth. During their search for valuables, they discover that Corrine and Bart have left Foxworth Hall. She informs the children that while her father has forgiven her, she can't let them meet him because she claimed that she didn't have any children; thus, they will have to remain in the attic until Malcolm dies. Chris later overhears his mother and Bart talking about a dream of a young, blonde-haired girl coming into the room and kissing Bart. During their escape, they run into the butler, who realizes they are Corrine's children. Chris assures her nothing will happen to him and they kiss. Olivia catches them and calls them sinners and tries to cut off Cathy's hair as punishment.
Four months later, Corrine announces they are going to go live with her wealthy parents in. Cathy vows revenge on their mother. Olivia then comes to take their key, and Chris restrains her long enough for Cathy and Carrie to escape. Horrified, he tells them to run while he cuts off the for them. As Chris reluctantly cuts her hair, he tells her that he finds her beautiful, but knows it is wrong to think of her like that.
Cathy suggests they move to and Chris tells her that he loves her and can never love anyone else. Cathy tells Olivia and Corrine that Cory is sick and demands her mother take Cory to a hospital, threatening revenge if she doesn't. It starred as Cathy, as Christopher, replacing and Mason Dye from the previous movie, respectively, and as Julian Marquet, with as Corrine and as Olivia Foxworth. Archived from on August 1, 2017. This changes when Christopher dies in a car crash, leaving the family devastated and heavily in debt.